LCROSS is the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite.It left Earth June 18th atop an Atlas V rocket on a mission to crashinto the Moon. On Oct. 9th, NASA plans to plunge LCROSS headfirst intoa deep crater near the Moon's south pole. Researchers hope the debrisit kicks up will reveal water and other minerals of use to future lunarexplorers.
The LCROSS impacts are scheduled for 4:30 a.m. PDT or 7:30 a.m. EDT(11:30 UTC) on October 9, 2009. Mission scientists estimate that theCentaur impact debris plume should be in view several seconds afterCentaur impact and will peak in brightness at 30 to 100 seconds afterimpact.
The LCROSS Centaur impact is scheduled for 11:31:19 UTC (香港時間：10月9日19時31分19秒). The shepherding spacecraft will impact at 11:35:45 UTC (香港時間：10月9日19時35分45秒).Mission scientists estimate that the Centaur impact debris plume shouldbe in view several seconds after Centaur impact and will peak inbrightness at 30 to 100 seconds after impact.作者:
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NASA SELECTS TARGET CRATER FOR LUNAR IMPACT OF LCROSS SPACECRAFT作者:
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NASA LCross Impact Live作者:
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NASA: Impacto Lunar por LCROSS作者:
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LCROSS impact.
Negative result using 16 inch SCT(4064mm FL) using a MallinCam
Observer: Gary Heath作者:
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LCROSS - Redding Observatory
video capture of LCROSS impact. SV70, VixenED80sf, 14" LX200R作者:
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Images of the lunar crater Cabeus were taken on October 9, 2009 withthe Palomar Observatory's 200-inch (5-meter) Hale Telescope and itsAdaptive Optics.
The images have a resolution of 200 meters and reported no signs of impact.
